
Ms. Shawn Marie Westendorf SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
555 AMORY ST JAMAICA PLAIN MA, 02130About
Dr. Shawn Westendorf is a speech language pathologist practicing in JAMAICA PLAIN, MA. Dr. Westendorf specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Westendorf evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Westendorf helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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